Antenna RF Microwave Design Engineer 3

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Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems is seeking an Antenna RF Microwave Design Engineer 3 to join our team of qualified and diverse individuals. Higher grade levels will also be considered based on qualification and years of experience. This position will be located on the Northrop Grumman Space Park campus in Redondo Beach, CA. The primary scope of this particular position will involve serving as an Antenna RF Responsible Design Engineer (RDE) supporting the assembly, test, delivery, and enhancement of mission-enabling flight production antenna products on space platforms. In the longer term, responsibilities will span antenna system architecture development, antenna system requirements generation/flowdown, antenna system design/analysis, and antenna system performance verification including range testing.

Essential Functions:

Demonstrated experience with design, development, and testing of radio frequency (RF) and/or microwave antenna systems and related hardware, with a particular emphasis on acting in a Responsible Design Engineer (RDE) capacity.

The selected candidate should thrive in a fast-paced and collaborative work environment with high expectations and diverse assignments. Candidate must also be comfortable in a lab environment and be able to collaborate closely with system engineers, manufacturing engineers, hardware designers, and integration/test engineers.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) field from an accredited institution and 5 years of engineering experience in an aerospace environment OR

Master of Science degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) field from an accredited institution and 3 years of engineering experience in an aerospace environment.

Experience with designing, developing, and testing radio frequency (RF) and/or microwave antenna systems and related hardware, with a particular emphasis on acting in a Responsible Design Engineer (RDE) capacity.

Excellent communication skills and ability to interface with all levels of employees and management.

Proficiency with MATLAB and/or other related programming languages.

Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance with SCI Access.

Preferred Qualifications:

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering with a concentration in Electromagnetics from an accredited institution and 3 years of engineering experience in an aerospace environment.

Experience with working in a flight production environment.

Experience with antenna system architecture development, antenna system requirements generation/flowdown, antenna system design/analysis, and antenna system performance verification including range testing.

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